Amerks Spooked By Phantoms
By: Thad Brown
Updated: November 10, 2012
Garret
Roe's second goal of the season
7:49 into the third period broke a 1-1 tie and lifted the Adirondack
Phantoms to a 2-1 win over the Rochester Americans in front of 8,387
fans Friday night at The Blue Cross Arena. The loss snaps Rochester's
three-game home winning streak as the Amerks (6-4-1-0,
13 points) dropped back-to-back contests for the first time this season.
T.J. Brennan scored the lone goal for the Amerks, who also received a 31-save effort from goaltender David Leggio.
After
a scoreless first period that featured scoring chances at both ends of
the ice, the Amerks took the lead on the
power play in the second period when Brennan bombed a slap shot from the
point that trickled into the net. Evan Rankin and Brian Flynn were
credited with the assists as Brennan notched his fifth goal of the
season and fourth on the power play. Brennan is now
tied with Marcus Foligno for the team scoring lead.
The
Phantoms took advantage of their own power play opportunity to tie the
game midway through the second period as Danny
Syvret buried a slap shot from the right wing through traffic.
Marc-Andre Bourdon and Matthew Ford assisted on the goal after working
the puck around the zone before finally finding Syvret for the shot.
Adirondack
took the lead at 7:49 of the third period when Phantoms forward Garrett
Roe fired a slapper from above the
right circle that hit a Rochester player and re-directed into the net.
Cullen Eddy assisted on the goal, which turned out to be the
game-winner.
The
Amerks head to Syracuse on Saturday, Nov. 10 to take on the Crunch at
the War Memorial at Oncenter in what will be
the first get-together in nearly a month since Rochester opened the
2012-13 season with a 6-5 shootout win over its longtime rival at The
Blue Cross Arena. The 7:30 p.m. matchup will be just the second of 10
gatherings between the two teams this season.
